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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)
They can't market OEL? He's probably a top 5-10 dman, maybe higher, in the whole league.
This whole "franchise" player is such a stupid term. Same with "generational talent". Just silly buzzwords to try and augment the value of someone's argument for or against player x.
Arizona actually has some solid young players, and have a "franchise" defenseman in OEL, their arrow is pointing up, and they'll add to it again this draft.
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Clearly they can't. This is Phoenix we're talking about. Second last in the NHL in attendance.
Maybe nothing can save them, but a homegrown player who's projected to be one of the NHL's top players in five years is something you can build around and something fans can related to.
These fans know nothing about hockey, how can they relate to a Swedish defenceman? Auston Matthews will get an arena built in Scottsdale.